Photoshop shortcut keys are available for almost all functions and tasks, making the software more user-friendly. Adobe Photoshop offers a wide range of shortcuts to enhance your workflow.
While the list below is extensive, these Photoshop shortcuts will help you master the program, work faster and more efficiently, and even boost your confidence.
Main Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows
Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
File Menu
Alt + F
Option + F
Edit Menu
Alt + E
Option + E
Image Menu
Alt + I
Option + I
Layer Menu
Alt + L
Option + L
Select Menu
Alt + S
Option + S
Filter Menu
Alt + T
Option + T
3D Menu
Alt + D
Option + D
Window Menu
Alt + W
Option + W
Preferences
Ctrl + K
Command + K
Show Keyboard Shortcuts Menu
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K
Command + Option + Shift + K
File Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcuts Windows
Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
New File
Ctrl + N
Command + N
Open File
Ctrl + O
Command + O
Open/Browse in CC Bridge
Ctrl + Alt + O
Command + Option + O
Open/Browse in Bridge
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O
Command + Option + Shift + O
Close
Ctrl + W
Command + W
Close all
Ctrl + ALt + W
Command + Option + W
Save
Ctrl + S
Command + S
Save As
Ctrl + Alt + S
Command + Option + S
Revert to the last saved state
F12
F12
Export as
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + W
Command + Option + Shift + W
Save for Web
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S
Command + Option + Shift + S
File Info
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I
Command + Option + Shift + I
Print
Ctrl + P
Command + P
Print one copy
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + P
Option + Shift + Command + P
Quit Photoshop
Ctrl + Q
Command + Q
Edit Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcuts Windows
Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Toggle Undo one step forward/backward only
Ctrl + Z
Command + Z
Undo
Ctrl + Alt + Z
Command + Option + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Command + Shift + Z
Fade
Shift + Ctrl + F
Shift + Command + F
Copy Merged
Shift + Ctrl + C
Shift + Command + C
Paste in Place
Shift + Ctrl + V
Shift + Command + V
Paste Into
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + V
Option + Shift + Command + V
Fill
Shift + F5
Shift + F5
Content-Aware Scale
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + C
Option + Shift + Command + C
Free Transform
Ctrl + T
Command + T
Transform again
Shift + Ctrl + T
Shift + Command + T
Color Settings
Shift + Ctrl + K
Shift + Command + K
Image Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcuts Windows
Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Adjust Levels
Ctrl + L
Command + L
Adjust Curves
Ctrl + M
Command + M
Adjust Hue or Saturation
Ctrl + U
Command + U
Adjust Color Balance
Ctrl + B
Command + B
Adjust to Black and White
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B
Option + Shift + Command + B
Layers Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcuts Windows
Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
New Layers
Shift + Ctrl + N
Shift + Command + N
Layer via Copy
Ctrl + J
Command + J
Layer via Cut
Shift + Ctrl + J
Shift + Command + J
Create or Release Clipping Mark
Ctrl + Alt + G
Command + Option + G
Group Layers
Ctrl + G
Command + G
Ungroup Layers
Shift + Ctrl + G
Shift + Command + G
Hide Layers
Ctrl + ,
Command + ,
Bring Forwards
Ctrl + ]
Command + ]
Bring Backwards
Ctrl + [
Command + [
Bring to Front
Shift + Ctrl + ]
Shift + Command + ]
Bring to Back
Shift + Ctrl + [
Shift + Command + [
Lock Layers
Ctrl + /
Command + /
Merge Layers
Ctrl + E
Command + E
Merge Visible
Ctrl + Shift + E
Command + Shift + E
Select Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows
Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Select all
Ctrl + A
Command + A
Deselect
Ctrl + D
Command + D
Reselect
Shift + Ctrl + D
Shift + Command + D
Inverse selection
Shift + Ctrl + I
Shift + Command + I
Select All Layers
Ctrl + Alt + A
Command + Option + A
Find Layers
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + F
Option + Shift + Command + F
Refine Mask
Ctrl + Alt + R
Command + Option + R
Feather
Shift + F6
Shift + F6
Filter Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows
Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Last Filter
Ctrl + F
Command + F
Adaptive Wide Angle
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A
Command + Option + Shift + A
Camera Raw Filter
Shift + Ctrl + A
Shift + Command + A
Lens Correction
Shift + Ctrl + R
Shift + Command + R
Liquify
Shift + Ctrl + X
Shift + Command + X
Vanishing Point
Ctrl + Alt + V
Command + Option + V
3D Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys
Photoshop Shortcut keys
Show or Hide Polygons
Ctrl + Alt + X
Command + Option + X
Reveal all
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + X
Option + Shift + Command + X
Render 3D Layer
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + R
Option + Shift + Command + R
Windows Menu Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcuts
Photoshop Shortcuts
Design Space Preview
Ctrl + Alt + ‘
Command + Option + ‘
Toggle Brush Window
F5
F5
Toggle Color Window
F6
F6
Toggle Layers Window
F7
F7
Toggle Info Window
F8
F8
Toggle Actions Window
F9
F9
Selecting Tools Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows
Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Hand Tool
Shift + H
Shift + H
Move Tool
Shift + V
Shift + V
Marquee Tool
Shift + M
Shift + M
Lasso Tool
Shift + L
Shift + L
Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tool
Shift + W
Shift + W
Crop and Slice Tools
Shift + C
Shift + C
Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler
Shift + I
Shift + I
Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Red Eye Tool
Shift + J
Shift + J
Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement
Shift + B
Shift + B
Clone Stamp tool
Shift + S
Shift + S
History Brush tool
Shift + Y
Shift + Y
Eraser tool
Shift + E
Shift + E
Gradient tool
Shift + G
Shift + G
Dodge tool
Shift + O
Shift + O
Pen tool
Shift + P
Shift + P
Type tool
Shift + T
Shift + T
Path Selection tool
Shift + A
Shift + A
Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line Tool
Shift + U
Shift + U
3D Object Tools
Shift + K
Shift + K
3D Camera Tools
Shift + N
Shift + N
Rotate View tool
Shift + R
Shift + R
Zoom tool
Shift + Z
Shift + Z
Liquify Window Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys
Photoshop Shortcut keys
Open Liquify Window
Shift + Ctrl + X
Shift + Command + X
Forward Warp tool
W
W
Reconstruct tool
R
R
Twirl Clockwise tool
C
C
Pucker tool
S
S
Bloat tool
B
B
Push Left tool
O
O
Mirror tool
M
M
Turbulence tool
T
T
Freeze Mask tool
F
F
Thaw Mask tool
D
D
Manage views Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcuts Windows
Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Cycle forwards through open documents
Ctrl + Tab
Command + Tab
Cycle backward through open documents
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Command + Shift + Tab
Toggle Fullscreen Modes forward
F
F
Toggle Fullscreen Modes backward
Shift + F
Shift + F
Zoom IN
Ctrl + [
Command + [
Zoom OUT
Ctrl + ]
Command + ]
Zoom to fit the screen
Ctrl + O
Command + O
Zoom to 100%
Ctrl + 1
Command + 1
Show or Hide Grid
Ctrl + ‘
Command + ‘
Show or Hide Guides
Ctrl + ;
Command + ;
Show or Hide Rulers
Ctrl + R
Command + R
Temporarily Switch to Hand Tool
Spacebar
Spacebar
Scroll up in small increments
Shift + Page Up Key
Shift + Page Up key
Scroll down in small increments
Shift + Page Down key
Shift + Page Down key
Scroll up one screen
Page Up key
Page Up key
Scroll down one screen
Page Down key
Page Down key
Scroll to the upper-left corner
Home
Home
Scroll to the lower-right corner
End
End
Toggle Snap
Ctrl + Shift + ;
Command + Shift + ;
Lock Guides
Ctrl + Alt + ;
Command + Option + ;
Proof Colors
Ctrl + Y
Command + Y
Gamut Warning
Shift + Ctrl + Y
Shift + Command + Y
Toggle Quick Mask Mode
Q
Q
Extras
Ctrl + H
Command + H
Show Target Path
Shift + Ctrl + H
Shift + Command + H
Refine Edge dialog box Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys Windows
Photoshop Shortcut keys Mac
Open Refine Edge Dialog Box
Ctrl + Alt + R
Command + Option + R
Cycle Forwards through preview modes
F
F
Cycle Backward through preview modes
Shift + F
Shift + F
Toggle between the original image and the selection preview
X
X
Toggle between the original selection and the refined version
P
P
Toggle radius preview on and off
J
J
Blending Modes Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcuts Windows
Photoshop Shortcuts Mac
Cycle through blending modes
Shif + [ + ]
Shif + [ + ]
Normal
Shift + Alt + N
Shift + Option + N
Dissolve
Shift + Alt + I
Shift + Option + I
Behind (Brush tool only)
Shift + Alt + Q
Shift + Option + Q
Clear (Brush tool only)
Shift + Alt + R
Shift + Option + R
Darken
Shift + Alt + K
Shift + Option + K
Multiply
Shift + ALt + M
Shift + Option + M
Color Burn
Shift + Alt + B
Shift + Option + B
Linear Burn
Shift + Alt + A
Shift + Option + A
Lighten
Shift + Alt + G
Shift + Option + G
Screen
Shift + Alt + S
Shift + Option + S
Color Dodge
Shift + Alt + D
Shift + Option + D
Linear Dodge
Shift + Alt + W
Shift + Option + W
Overlay
Shift + Alt + O
Shift + Option + O
Soft Light
Shift + Alt + F
Shift + Option + F
Hard Light
Shift + Alt + H
Shift + Option + H
Vivid Light
Shift + Alt + V
Shift + Option + V
Linear Light
Shift + Alt + J
Shift + Option + J
Pin Light
Shift + Alt + Z
Shift + Option + Z
Hard Mix
Shift + Alt + L
Shift + Option + L
Difference
Shift + Alt + E
Shift + Option + E
Exclusion
Shift + Alt + X
Shift + Option + X
Hue
Shift + Alt + U
Shift + Option + U
Saturation
Shift + Alt + T
Shift + Option + T
Color
Shift + Alt + C
Shift + Option + C
Luminosity
Shift + Alt + Y
Shift + Option + Y
Format Text Type Shortcuts
Action
Photoshop Shortcut keys
Photoshop Shortcut keys
Align left
Ctrl + Shift + L
Command + Shift + L
Align Center
Ctrl + Shift + C
Command + Shift + C
Align Right
Ctrl + Shift + R
Command + Shift + R
Choose a 100% horizontal scale
Ctrl + Shift + X
Command + Shift + X
Choose a 100% vertical scale
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X
Command + Option + Shift + X
Choose Auto leading
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A
Command + Option + Shift + A
Choose 0 for tracking
Ctrl + Shift + Q
Command + Shift + Q
Justify paragraph, left aligns the last line
Ctrl + Shift + J
Command + Shift + J
Justify paragraph, justifies all
Ctrl + Shift + F
Command + Shift + F
Toggle paragraph hyphenation
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H
Command + Option + Shift + H
Toggle single/every-line composer
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T
Command + Option + Shift + T
Decrease Type Size by 2 points or pixels
Ctrl + Shift + <
Command + Shift + <
Increase Type Size by 2 points or pixels
Ctrl + Shift + >
Command + Shift + >
Decrease leading 2 points or pixels
Alt + Down Arrow key
Option + Down Arrow key
Increase leading 2 points or pixels
Alt + Up Arrow key
Option + Up Arrow key
Decrease Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels
Shift + Alt + Down Arrow key
Shift + Option + Down Arrow key
Increase Baseline Shift 2 points or pixels
Shift + Alt + Up Arrow key
Shift + Option + Up Arrow key
Transform Selections, Borders, and Paths Shortcuts
Photoshop Shortcuts are used when performing multiple commands simultaneously. You might take some time to get used to it, but once you start using it, you can get the most out of Photoshop. GIMP, an image manipulation program, acts as an alternative to Photoshop. Have a look at the GIMP shortcuts.
